Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-13
TEE GAZErrG FORT WORTH. TEXAS WEDNEs oBY. JULY 49,

| auditor VINO snail issue warrant Tor the
payment thereof out II any money in the
state treasury appropriated for that puEs
( pose.
Sec, 1G, Where complaint is made as
! herein provided, and the COumis lovers
/ are satisfied that if true Il contains ssyub-
! staEtiGl charge, that some one or mOre CT
the provisions OF this act have been VIC
listed or are being violated, they saay
| proceed informally o. otherwise 10 i've
/ tigste and Settle the mGtter coInplainad
! Of with the common carriers Ct ,who ~
complaint Is made, or they may ysosesd
to make preliminary investigatt5H ss.ts
the truth Of the charge; # saHsfed tGaf
| there Is sufficient ground for complaint
and that the matters c0mpisiped of cannot
be adjusted without fqensl hearing,
they shall tx day Tor suGh hearing end
notify both parties, which, notice shall
b. in writing such 2S sata
commissioners may deem stifi1ossszSt.t At
such hearing both parties shall have full
opportunity TO be heard. The commits
siODcIs shall nave tAe power 10 adopt ali
such necessary rU.es and REGULATIONS as
/ 20 method Of proceedings, Including the
making up Of issues, taking testimony,
preserving the same, hearing arguments,
making orders and awards, granting con
unUEnCes and TehlSr.Ags, ard al such
other matters as may be necessary TO .
full ard HGa! disposition Of the complaint.
If upon any investigation had by
the railroad commissioners under the
provisions OF this act, such rail-
road comm ssiOnGrs shall tGd Il ON the
testimony # Witnesses or other evidence
tast anything has been dC1e or omitted
60 be done ~ any such common carrier
in violation OF this act or any lGw Of :his
state cCGnizsb.- by said railroad CON
miSsioners, or ;dgt any common carrier
proposes TO 90, or Omits 70 be done any
thing in violation Of the provisions of
this act, it sh6!l be the dn.y Of such II l.
road commissioners to cause q copy of
its findings il respect thereto TO be de
livered TO EUch common carrier wilh q
notice TO such common carrier 60 cease
or dgsjst from such violation within c
reasonable time TO be specified 2y sucl
railroad commissioners.
Sec Is. luJ. Inst when the complaint
specified il section 90 Of this acE shall a.
lege that unreasonable charges are m&de
5y alY railroad company or companies
subject % the provisions Of this act, for
the transportation Of any freight thereby,
or that the Tases specified upon the sCEed-
ule or schedules of rates made by such
railroad company or companies IN OJedI-
cuCe 10 the prov SjoH5 Of This Hct are I'M
Just, unreasonable ur eEtCrlIOu2te, il
Shall be sac duty 81 the board Of railroad
commissioners, il in their opinion The
i.1ys alleged present lust cause Of com
p.aiLt, and if GpCu He5ring there appears
So said board to bc reasonable grounds
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true, sn1 II IN the opinion OF the BOARD
the public good Will be promoted
by ~ examination thereof, 10 give notice
IN writing 10 inc falifJ&1 company Or
companies against TGicE sdCa complaint
snail nave Dsen male OF the mes and ma
tire thereof, anu snail specify 10 SuCI no.
tee the charges by 1t made, and the rates
spec fled upon It's scledal.s "ai2h are a.
-e: 20 % pe ullj7 3nf- SSotd3.e or OK
l. rICnale' ouCI 1OIiCe snail DC atteatvd
b. The cret2Fy "a s2id BOARD under the
seal thereof, aua shell re served upon the
railroad company or companies GSsiust
which suca compliant IS INSIDE by
delivering copy JhcreoI at the
Z neral OhIce q sucl railroad
company or companies 10 any per
s0a IL charge thereof, or 10 any
&5ens .uets,s d any uy21t * S1a..o1
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once, VI u Auy Suc1 dEtH1 having CaHISe
GI sucA 0ePoV OF S-AIioA 8 oICIesd1"'
Sec. IL. o.. It such common carrier
shall not within ten days after the service
of such notice as aforesaid, change OF
modify such charges or rates specified in
such notice in manner and TO an extent
satisfactory to SAID board, then said board
may proceed TO examine and investigate
the matters alleged ii said complaint,
and for that purpose may give notice 70
the parties MAKING, and against whom is
made, such complaint: said notice to be
served As provided for the service Of
notices aforesaid, wherein it shall re-
q3ire said common carrier TO show cause
before said board at any place within this
state in said notice specified, and upon
date not less than ten days after the serv-
ice thereof, why SAID charges or rates
should not be modified or changed.
See III Ir. That If mon such exam
nation il anal aDpear 10 said board upon
= fulI and lair hearing Cf the palties 10
said c~r,nIqin+ inst the facts +berein al
Ieged are trua. and that such CHARGES mr.